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Christa Ludwig, Mezzo Soprano
She was born in Berlin and was a true child of the theatre. Her father was the tenor Anton Ludwig and her mother the contralto Eugenie Besalla-Ludwig. Her mother was engaged at the Aachen Opera House during Karajan’s period as conductor where she sang roles from Senta to Rezia to Azucena, from Ulrica to Elektra and Fidelio. At the age of 40 she had ruined her voice and had to give up her career. Christa studied exclusively with her mother. She made her debut as Orlovsky at Frankfurt at the ag...
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